Principal Pharmacist Dental, Radiology and Therapies

Posted 10 hours 29 minutes ago by Kings College Hospital

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London, United Kingdom

Job Description

Principal Pharmacist Dental, Radiology and Therapies Band 8b Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours

Full time
Part time
Flexible working
Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week (7 day and Bank Holiday working applies) Job ref 213-CAY-

Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site King's College Hospital Town London Salary £72,921 - £83,362 per annum, including HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 29/07/:59

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

We are looking for a dynamic pharmacist to lead the pharmacy service to Dental, Radiology and Therapies which are within Division A in our newly established divisional management structure.

This post, is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the pharmacy service to these specialities across Denmark Hill, South Sites and Community Dental Services sites. They will also support the Trust Non-Medical Prescribing Group and support projects relating to the development of pharmacy independent prescribing practice.

The successful candidate must have excellent communication, organisation and leadership skills and while a strong clinical background is essential, it is not expected that candidates will have experience of each clinical speciality.

The post holder will:

lead and develop clinical pharmacy services for patients treated within the Care Groups in accordance with priorities, in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in these patients.
support the development of independent prescribing pharmacy practice in response to changes to the education and training standards of pharmacists alongside the Associate/Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Clinical Services.

Main duties of the job The post holder leads, delivers, develops, manages and evaluates clinical pharmacy services. The focus of the post is on ensuring the provision of high quality, safe, comprehensive (clinical, supply, financial and operational) pharmaceutical services at KCH, in accordance with the priorities set by the Deputy and Associate Chief Pharmacists, Clinical Services.

Developing and implementing guidelines, procedures and policies to support medicines management within the Care Groups.
Regular financial reporting, drug usage and expenditure forecasting
Identifying a vision for the delivery of pharmaceutical services to the Care Groups.
Identifying and promoting best practice
Teaching and training within the Trust and externally.
To deliver the clinical governance agenda in relation to drug use in the Care Groups.

Working for our organisation King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Leadership

To lead clinical pharmacy services for patients treated within the Care Groups in accordance with
the priorities set by the post holder, Associate/Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Clinical Services, General Manager and Clinical Director(s) in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in these patients
To develop clinical pharmacy services for patients in the Care Groups in accordance with objectives set by the post holder and Associate/Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Clinical Services in order to advance the safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in these patients.
To identify a vision for the delivery of pharmaceutical services to the Care Groups.
To deliver this vision within the boundaries of national and local priorities.
To identify a vision to support the development of independent pharmacist prescribing practice following changes to the initial education and training standards of Pharmacist alongside the
Associate/Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Clinical Services.
To deliver the clinical governance agenda in relation to drug use in the Care Groups.
To motivate and inspire others (both within pharmacy and the Care Groups).
To proactively develop clinical pharmacy services in line with local and national objectives.
To extend the boundaries of the profession.
To ensure that issues relating to pharmaceutical care are appropriately represented within the Care Groups.
To work collaboratively with senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management and to participate in the development of pharmacy services in accordance with the
agreed objectives.
Responsible for policy implementation and service development of the specialist pharmacy services within the Care Groups.
To manage and develop the provision of clinical pharmacy services to all wards, units and departments in the Care Group in accordance with the priorities set by the post holder, Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Clinical Services, General Manager and Clinical Director.
To develop, implement and monitor policies, guidelines, protocols and procedures at Trust and regional level, as required.
To propose and comment on policy and service changes and plans within the clinical pharmacy service, with particular reference to (but not limited to) those relating to the development of pharmacy independent prescribing practice.
To contribute to, and participate in, pharmacy service developments, and co-ordinate and implement them within the Care Groups, in line with departmental and Trust policy.
To ensure services provided are in line with national agendas, policies, guidelines and frameworks.
To actively participate in and contribute to the development, promotion and local implementation of local and regional prescribing and clinical services guidance.
To establish processes for the setting of standards of care
To work with the Associate and Deputy Chief Pharmacists, Clinical Services to strategically develop clinical pharmacy services across the Trust.
To lead on specific projects or initiatives across all of the Clinical Pharmacy Service.
To work with clinicians, nurses and other Trust staff to develop Trust-wide policies relevant to role.
To be a member of and actively participate in Trust-wide committees relevant to role, including but not limited to the non-medical prescribing group.
To develop clinical pathways in the Care Groups.
To work with the Principal Pharmacist, Clinical Services, Formulary Lead and Consultants to support applications for drugs to be added to the Joint Formulary.
To ensure the compilation and maintenance of a comprehensive resource file for use by on-call staff and other pharmacists .
Clinical Responsibilities
To be responsible for the provision of a highly specialised pharmacy service (clinical, dispensing and supply) to patients within the Care Groups.
To provide highly specialised evidence-based clinical advice and information (doses, interaction, adverse effects, drug availability, complex dose calculations) to nursing and medical staff (within the
Trust and externally) on the management of individual patients, in accordance with legislation.
To act as a pharmacist independent prescriber to optimise the care of patients.
To participate in consultant ward rounds, including, but not limited to, antimicrobial ward rounds.
To manage and make appropriate referrals.
To provide direct high quality of care to outpatients in clinic(s) within specialist area, as required.
To follow legal ethical professional and employer's codes of conduct.
To enhance the quality of patient care.
To manage difficult and ambiguous problems.